{"title":"Apple Pollination Group A: Early Season Flowering Varieties","description":"\u003cp\u003eGroup A apples are the first to blossom each spring, typically \u003cbr\u003eflowering from early to mid April. Because they bloom before most \u003cbr\u003eother varieties, Group A trees pollinate best with each other, or \u003cbr\u003ewith the slightly later Group B varieties whose flowering windows \u003cbr\u003eoverlap towards the end of April.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bountiful-apple-trees","title":"Bountiful Apple Trees","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBountiful Apple Trees\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBountiful apple trees\u003c\/strong\u003e produce mid season cooking apples that are also good to eat fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full range of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/apple-fruit-trees\"\u003eapple trees\u003c\/a\u003e or see the full variety of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/fruit-trees\"\u003efruit trees\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse: Cooking. Sweet. Holds shape when baked. Eaten fresh, it's quite sharp and juicy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpur Bearer: suitable for cordons \u0026amp; espaliers, trained on wires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTree's growth habit: Average vigour. Compact form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late September.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStore\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; ripen in a \u003cstrong\u003ecool, dry\u003c\/strong\u003e place: Until November.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGeneral description of Bountiful:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese large apples are mainly used for cooking, which makes them sweet and firm with a moist texture that oozes with juice. Because they hold their shape after being sliced and cooked, they're good for topping apple pies and other apple desserts that need to look neat as well as taste good. \u003cbr\u003e They're well shaped apples, predominantly green and take on a red blush towards the end of the season. The fresh fruit are generally best used for cooking, but as they ripen off the branch by mid October you can use them a nice, crisp eating apple, if you like a sharp flavour.\u003cbr\u003e These trees are naturally quite tidy and low maintenance in terms of pruning. They begin cropping heavily when they're young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRootstocks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All of our Bountiful trees are grown on MM106 rootstocks, except for the cordons, which are grown on M9 rootstocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination Partners for Bountiful:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Your trees are self sterile and their flowers \u003cstrong\u003emust be pollinated\u003c\/strong\u003e to make fruit. \u003cbr\u003e Bountiful flowers for a long time, so it's really in pollination Groups A \u0026amp; B. \u003cbr\u003e This means that they'll cross-pollinate with other apple trees in pollination Groups A, B \u0026amp; C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/fruit\/fruit-tree-cross-pollination-charts\"\u003eGuide to Apple Tree Pollination\u003c\/a\u003e for a full list of partners \u0026amp; more tips about pollination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBountiful Disease notes:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eDisease resistance: Mildew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Parentage:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a relatively new variety of apple tree, bred in the 1960's at the East Malling Research Station in Kent, reputedly from a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/coxs-orange-pippin-apple-trees\"\u003eCox's Orange Pippin\u003c\/a\u003e, which is a supremely tasty apple, and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/lanes-prince-albert-apple-trees\"\u003eLane's Prince Albert\u003c\/a\u003e which, like Bountiful, stays in one piece when used as a cooking apple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Apple Trees are Measured \u0026amp; Delivered:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/fruit-trees\"\u003efruit trees\u003c\/a\u003e are delivered in up to 3 shapes. If you want a cordon, fan or espalier, you just buy a maiden and train it yourself: we can pre-prune your maidens to whichever form you choose and we send you instructions at pruning time in subsequent years. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaiden: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis unbranched tree is the smallest starting size. You can train maidens into espaliers and cordons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBush:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a style of freestanding tree with a short trunk of about 60cm. It'll grow to about 3 metres tall.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHalf-Standard:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a freestanding style that will grow into a full sized, \"normal\" apple tree, about 4 metres tall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashridge","offers":[{"title":"Bareroot \/ Maiden","offer_id":54963585024326,"sku":"MALUDOMBOU-MDN","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/bountiful-apples-fruit-2.jpg?v=1756062533"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/collections\/bountiful-apples-fruit-2.jpg?v=1789992389","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/apple-group-a.oembed","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}